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In Progress
Date Created
April 1, 2026
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U
UntitledTools & Skills
sewing
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Launch Lab Connection
Fashion Manufacturing DD
Competency
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Material List
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Sewing Safety
Let’s talk seam finishing!
All cut woven fabric will fray, threads will come off the edge making the fabric weaker.
On the edge of rolls of fabric there is a special part called the Selvage this part of the fabric is woven way tighter than the rest of the fabric, makings it so it can't fray.
Seam finishing Techniques
Test out a few seam finishing techniques by making a seam finishing sampler before deciding which one you would like to use on a project!
Beginner! - Pinking shears
Pinking shears are the easiest was to control the fraying of a woven fabric. Cutting a zig-zag into the edge into a fabric makes it the fabric only frays within the width of the zig-zag.
Intermediate!
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Zig-zag stitch
Advanced!
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